“Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires”

Disagree Without Being Disagreeable: John 8:48-52
Introduction: No matter how good of a communicator you are, you will come to a time in a relationship when you must learn how to politely disagree. The Bible gives us an excellent illustration of this when Jesus showed his disciples how to
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An inductive message using biblical narrative to call Christians to learn how to focus on God’s purpose even when we disagree on how to work it out.

Intro:
"It’s easy to see why people like the sea gull. I’ve sat overlooking a craggy harbor and watched one. He exults in freedom. He thrusts his wings backward with powerful strokes, climbing higher and higher until he’s above all the other gulls, then coasts downward in majestic loops and
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Disagreements among Christians are inevitable, but they can be overcome.

WHEN CHRISTIANS DISAGREE
Acts 15:1-2, 36-41
INTRO.- Do people ever disagree? Do Christians ever disagree? What a question! Of course, they do. All people disagree at times.
ILL.- Two boys were fighting and one was on top of the other. Finally, the mother of the boy who was on top
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In this message we will look at how to have harmony in the church. (Ephesians - 7)

"THE WALK OF HARMONY PART I"
"HARMONY IN THE CHURCH, WHEN CHRISTIAN DISAGREE"
TEXT: EPHESIANS 5:21-6:4/ROMANS 14 & 15
INTRODUCTION
THE THEME VERSE FOR THE SECOND HALF OF PAUL’S LETTER TO THE CHURCH IN EPHESUS IS EPHESIANS 4:1,
"AS A PRISONER OF THE LORD, THEN I URGE TO WALK
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WHEN SAINTS DISAGREE
Acts 15:1-2, 36-41, 28-30
(adapted from a message from Steven Shepherd Church of Christ (When Christians Disagree)
This title came from a sermon booklet by Dr John R. Church.)
INTRO.- Do people ever disagree? Do Christians ever disagree? What a question! Of course,
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Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

Others Disagree With You
Matthew 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Matthew 7:1
a [Judge not, that ye be not judged] Do not find fault with anyone except yourself or you will expose your own criminal tendencies and disposition.
Matthew 7:2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be
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There are times when everyone must learn how to be politely disagree. A person who agrees just to avoid conflicts is a coward. Jesus, however, showed the disciples how to disagree without being so disagreeable in disposition that people would be turned of

Why Jesus Taught That It Was OK To Disagree as Long As One Was Not Disagreeable in Manner
John 8:48-8:52
There are times when everyone must learn how to be politely disagree. A person who agrees just to avoid conflicts is a coward. Jesus, however, showed the disciples how to disagree
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There are times when everyone must learn how to be politely disagree. A person who agrees just to avoid conflicts is a coward. Jesus showed the disciples how to disagree without being so disagreeable in disposition that people would be turned off to the messenger. One day the Jews accused Jesus of
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Part 2 of 3. Love, love conquers all. When we start with love, there are a lot less arguments

Romans 14:13-23
Getting on the Same Page as God about When Christians Disagree (Part 2)
Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Love!
Introduction
A. Tomorrow is the day that we celebrate memorial day
B. For a lot of you it is a day off
C. But why do we celebrate Memorial Day?
D. We celebrate
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Beleive it or not, there are times when christians will disagree. There were be times when we will not be on the same page with each other, how do we handle that?

Romans 14:1-12
Getting on the Same Page as God About When Christians Disagree (Part 1)
Introduction
A. Growing up here in PA I never realized how big the Civil War is even to this day in the South
B. I thought we were over that
C. When I went down to Toccoa Falls In GA I quickly realized
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SERIES: “LESSONS FROM THE EARLY CHURCH”
TEXT: ACTS 15:1-35
TITLE: WHEN CHRISTIANS DISAGREE – PART ONE”
INTRODUCTION: A. Benjamin Franklin: “Many a long dispute may be thus abridged: ‘It is so; it is not
so.’ ‘It is so; it is not so.’”
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Part 3 of 3. Sometimes there is a weeker christian, in oder to maintain unity and to act in love and not to negatively affect the weeker, we have to give up some of our freedoms

Romans 15:1-7
Getting on the Same Page as God about When Christians Disagree (Part 3)
Introduction
A. If I am going to do something I want to know what I am doing how to do it and why I am doing it
B. If you ever want to annoy me, ask me to do something that I don’t know how to do and I don’t
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